Action for Biodiversity

We can all play our part, however small, in protecting biodiversity around us

At home

We can all play our part, however small, in protecting biodiversity around us. There are lots of resources and guidance available to help us do this. 

A new booklet to help everyone to help wildlife in their gardens, no matter how big or small, has been launched. Written by Juanita Browne, of the National Biodiversity Data Centre, the booklet was produced by Local Authority Heritage Officers across Ireland, with help from the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Heritage Council. (link)

Pledging your garden for pollinators means you have chosen to make it a healthy pitstop for pollinators in the landscape. It is so easy to help!

By taking some simple actions, you will help to provide much-needed food and shelter for our pollinating insects, while creating a beautiful, colourful garden.

A new brochure explains how you can make your garden – big or small – more pollinator-friendly. 

Download the 4-page brochure here

Click here to Pledge Your Garden for Pollinators

In the community

Our towns and villages can support a surprisingly wide range of wildlife habitats and species of local, or even national, conservation interest. Check out the booklet below to find out more about what you can do to help biodiversity in your community.  

Biodiversity Action Plans  have been created for many of Meath’s towns and villages by , which outline specific things in these areas you can do to help biodiversity. 

Other useful resources are available on the Publications section (link)

In addition to the overall County Biodiversity Action Plan, we are currently preparing numerous of helpful information for Meath’s towns and villages in partnership with local communities, with funding support from the Heritage Council. These plans will be implemented by local communities in the coming years.

In the countryside

The Irish landscape provides a rich variety of natural, cultural and built heritage. Below are a number of resources that address biodiversity and the Irish countryside.